Museum Festival on Pferdegasse
For the first Museum Festival on Pferdegasse, the street will be transformed into a vibrant hub for art, culture and socialising on Friday 10 July from 4 pm to midnight. The Archaeological Museum, the Bible Museum, the Geomuseum, the LWL Museum of Art and Culture and the Westphalian Art Association will open their doors and, together with the Friends of the Museum of Art and Culture and the University’s Institute of Art History, invite visitors to discover the cultural diversity of these institutions. Visitors can look forward to a varied programme featuring music and performances, as well as food and drink on Fürstenbergplatz, in the courtyard of the Geomuseum, on the LUX forecourt and in the patio of the LWL Museum of Art and Culture. From 4 pm to 8 pm, the Bible Museum is offering workshops entitled ‘Printing like Gutenberg’ and ‘Painting Bible tiles’.
A particular highlight are the ‘Rundlauf’ tours: these set off every half hour from 5.30 pm at the LWL Museum of Art and Culture. Their aim is to link the museums on Pferdegasse with one another during the museum festival. Volunteers from the Friends’ Association will guide participants from museum to museum. At each venue, museum staff will provide a short guided tour. Taking part in the ‘Rundlauf’ costs four euros. You can book via the LWL Museum of Art and Culture’s ticket shop or at the museum ticket office.
Sacred Texts
On 8 May, the special exhibition ‘Sacred Texts – Exhibits on the Bible and its history spanning four millennia’ opens at the Bible Museum. On display until 31 October will be highlights from the collection, artefacts tracing the origins of the Old and New Testaments, and the various interpretations from early Christianity to the present day. Due to renovation work, the museum will remain closed until then.